It’s safe to say there isn’t much love lost between the Nebraska football program and Scott Frost. The two have moved in their own directions and both seem to be happier for it.
That’s why it was a bit surprising when Husker head coach Matt Rhule evoked the name of his predecessor during his final press conference before Saturday’s Husker Games event that will be the official end of NU’s spring practice.
The Nebraska football team’s coach was asked about his excitement over as many as six former players getting selected this weekend at the 2025 NFL Draft. It was pointed out that if five or six players are drafted it would be a “big representational jump” for the program compared to recent years. Without missing a beat he gave credit to Frost, and admitted that many of the players who stand to get drafted were brought to Lincoln by the previous regime.
Matt Rhule credits Scott Frost for laying foundation of Nebraska football’s draft success
“Ty Robinson, Nash Hutmacher, Isaac Gifford, you know, those guys were brought here,” Rhule said. “Fidone, those guys were brought here under that staff.”
“I know the impact like [former tight ends] Coach Becton had on Thomas [Fidone], you know, just the relationship that he had. So, I think that's important to say.”
Rhule went on to say that when he and his staff first arrived in Lincoln they were careful not to take an approach where they treated the players that stuck around after Frost’s and then Mickey Joseph’s firing as “others,” or “not their guys.”
“We've tried to take that approach that we've tried to develop. I think Corey (Nebraska strength coach Corey Campbell), the people downstairs, I think do a really nice job. I think the key, the thing that we're trying to get done is we really, really want our players when they go to the NFL to be pros.”
It’s not a given yet of course, but the Nebraska football could see the most players drafted this year as they’ve had in quite some time. If that happens, head coach Matt Rhule wants to make sure that former coach Scott Frost gets some of the credit.